Strange protests and even stranger anti-inflation measures, plus the new owner of the Maritza Iztok - 3 coal power plant

Protest for the sake of protesting, Italian soldiers are welcomed and a new owner for the second largest TPP in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: More dependent on Russian oil

While diversifying gas supplies is difficult, but feasible task for the state, the same cannot be said about Bulgaria’s reliance on crude oil from Russia

Day in 3 news: Q1 2022 economic growth is 4.5%:NSI, Inflation reaches 14,4% in April, Sofia’s strike will not prove too disruptive, mayor promises

What happens if Russian gas supply is turned off for the EU? Assessing fuel switch and the role of the electricity sector

Short-term possibilities of the overall European electricity market to reduce its gas demand in the period from 2022-2024

Bulgaria can manage without Russian gas, but will have to pay up for it

Gazprom halts gas deliveries to Bulgaria, which is almost 100% dependent on imports from Russia. Imports from Romania and Greece can substitute it, but at a cost

The day in 3 news: Petkov against dismissing Russian Ambassador, Sofia proposes halving fuel excise duties, Industrial production up 14.5% year-on-year

Steel gets more expensive or missing, hitting construction

The shortage is due to terminated supplies from Ukraine and Russia, which are big producers

Bulgarian government’s decision to buy 1.1 mln tons of cereals provoked market chaos

Representatives of the sector believe that the offered price is half the international market price and complain of illegal suspension of exports

Bulgaria to suffer weaker growth, higher inflation over war in Ukraine

Exports to Russia and Ukraine account for only 2.4% of Bulgaria’s total, but supply chains have been destroyed

Plovdiv: the favourite of investors and tourists

The second-largest Bulgarian city is among the leaders of two rankings – of best tourist destinations in Europe and of small cities most attractive to foreign investors

Day in 3 news: Spanish fighters deploy to Bulgaria for joint air policing, Radev convenes Security Council over state of the army, Environmental minister turns to EU Commission over air quality

The day in 3 news: Parliament votes to bar utilities price hike until April 2022, Inflation reaches 7.3% in November, Unemployment for November down 1.9% year-on-year

After seven months, Bulgaria gets a regular cabinet

Kiril Petkov will lead the coalition gov’t of four parties, promising judicial reform, zero corruption and untapping the country’s economic potential

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria’s GDP rises 4.6% y-y in the third quarter; Polluted air due to home heating; 5 bln euro in T-bonds for 2022

The most dynamic companies: Revenue growth accelerates, construction dominates

Total revenue of the top 50 fastest-growing companies rose by 87% in 2020

The week: Top100 of the biggest Bulgarian companies, Top Court deals with sex and Canadians, Skopje dislikes Bulgarians

K Insights 29/10: Green certificates probably won't be enough

The day in 3 news: Gov’t to reveal measures to tackle high energy prices, Annual inflation up to 4.8% in September, New auction of T-bonds for 500 mln levs

The week: Bulgaria finally has a Plan, A local bank has some secrets and Peevski is back (sort of)

K Insights 15/10: It’s good to promise, but better to deliver; a rapper enters politics, Football people say "no" to change

The day in 3 news: Exports up 22% in August, Six parties in Parliament, We Continue the Change is second: Alpha Research, Eurohold to by remaining CEZ holdings

The week: The Belarus summer of Bulgaria, a minister’s Canadian link and a coming new lockdown

K insights 20/08: Inflation quickens; COVID cases rise